Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Sarah Jaffe - Even Born Again





















SBR-0019 features:

1. Even Born Again
2. Black Hoax Lie
3. Adeline
4. Under
5. Two Intangibles Can't Be Had
6. Backward/Forward

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The Cut Off - Packaged Up For Beginners






















SBR-00016 features:

1. Enjoy The Weather
2. Black Market Value
3. Need A Release
4. Waiting in the Dark
5. Luggage for Light Years
6. Pleased to Please You
7. Better Off Dead
8. Big House
9. Unarius
10. Shanghaied
11. Dull to Numb

An amazing leap forward from the boys who brought you The Rorschach E.P. Fine musicianship at work on this disc.
Produced by Salim Nourallah.
Review at the Dallas Observer.
Review at FW Weekly.
Purchase at CD Baby.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Sparrows - Snowflakes















1. All Time Low
2. All My Dreams Come True
3. Bee Nice
4. Am I Still Loaded
5. Snowflake
6. I Need to Hear a Quieter Song
7. My Beautiful Life
8. Sidereal
9. Moonlight
10. 2nd Hand Sunshine
11. The Dallas Curse
12. I Will Love You to the End of My Eternity
13. You're In My Dreams
14. Angel in Heat

The final album by the late, great Carter Albrecht's band. Sometimes called 5nowflake5.
Possibly the best SBR release of all. Every track a perfect, literate gem.
Called a masterpiece off the bat at Ghost of Blind Lemon.
Two five-star reviews and purchase at CD Baby.
One review at Amazon.

Monday, March 10, 2008

I Love Math - Getting To the Point Is Beside It






















1. Some Bridges Are for Burning
2. Only Clowns Are Scary
3. This Is Something I Might Miss
4. I've Seen Better Days
5. Josephine Street
6. The Shape of the Sun
7. Run Back Inside
8. Too Many Demons
9. Volcanic Ash
10 Some People Get Away
11. These Paper Walls
12. Better Days (Reprise)

(Released in conjunction with Glurp Records out of Seattle.)
Review at AMG.
Review by the lovely Catherine Cuellar at Pegasus News.
Purchase at Amazon.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Sorta - Little Bay















1. sink or swim
2. sweet little bay
3. bridges
4. song for birds
5. laugh out loud
6. starry-eyed
7. fallinlove
8. to Jenny
9. Christmas day
10. world at my feet
11. see the lite
12. tidalwave

Reviews and purchase at CD Baby.

Friday, February 15, 2008

The Happiness Factor - Critical Mess EP






















SBR-010 features:

1. Mr. Critic
2. Hurry Up
3. If You Could be the Star
4. I Liked You (for just about a minute)
5. I'd Rather Be Famous... And Suck

A fine EP by the band that features Salim Nourallah.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

I Love Math - I Love Math















SBR-009 features:

1. A Drive By the House of the Girl That Broke My Heart
2. Just Like Everyone
3. The Damage Needs Repair
4. On the Green
5. $100
6. Shave Yer Head
7. At the Track
8. The Radio's a Drag
9. Bus Stop
10. Amsterdam
11. No Long Goodbyes


The debut from the Dallas "supergroup" composed of members of the Deathray Davies and the drummer for the Old 97's.
One review at Amazon.
Purchase from CD Baby.